Life Is Not Zero Sum

Life Is Not Zero Sum

“Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?” – George Carlin Why do we so often treat life like a zero-sum game… …that any win you get is a loss for me? If you’re right, I...
I Couldn’t Face My Contract

I Couldn’t Face My Contract

Just because it’s obvious to you, doesn’t mean it’s obvious to them. This could be true professionally, personally or otherwise (is there an otherwise?). What seems so obvious from the outside can be invisible from the inside. Here’s an example. Remember the course I...
Did You Ask How It Works?

Did You Ask How It Works?

When I first heard about coaching, my impression of it (as I mentioned last week) was that it was a bit of an inbred profession — coaches coaching coaches and people who wanted to be coaches.  I struggled to find people who were effectively doing it in the real world...
A Shift In Perspective

A Shift In Perspective

I know I reference my coaching clients a lot in these blog posts, but for those of you who haven’t experienced it, you might be feeling a little skeptical. And I get it.  When I first explored coaching it felt very incestuous – coaches always coaching...
How To Nail Your Next Interview

How To Nail Your Next Interview

I hate to be the bearer of bad news (actually I don’t, I love being there bearer of this news), but they cannot, will not connect the dots.  And at the risk of sounding like Dr. Seuss; They cannot, will not, connect the dots! They will not connect them, not one not...